successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
(not) so much; (not) that much
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
advance; moving forward; progress
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to ask a question; to ask questions
freely; frankly; without reserve
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress